When Carolyn Schaer moved to Southern CA from New Jersey, it dawned on her that she could own some of the oddest plants on the planet. Sure, there are colorful, triedandtrue succulents throughout Carolyn's gardenarranged beautifully by her brilliantbuteccentric designerbut the real attentiongrabbers are her scifi succulent trees.

Here's what I love about following a garden for seven years: I'm able to show you beforeandafters. When I first visited Carolyn's garden in 2015, I thought it unfortunate that a main sight line led to the hulking house next door. In two years, the behemoth was nearly concealed by not one but a phalanx of bottle trees: 10foot green tanks with fluffy foliage. Now, five years later, the neighbors' castle is a nonissue.

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On my site learn more about Carolyn's bizarrebutbeautiful succulents and see her garden's plentiful (but more prosaic) "stars." There's info not in the video about soil, fertilizer, rocks, pathways, planted islands and moreplus a gorgeous gallery of 40+ plants, all ID'd. Find it all at: https://debraleebaldwin.com/'>https://debraleebaldwin.com/succulent...

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Awardwinning garden photojournalist and bestselling author Debra Lee Baldwin shares her expertise about “plants that drink responsibly” in print, photos, videos and her “Celebrating the Joy of Succulents” newsletter. Debra is based in Southern California, home to more succulent specialty nurseries and growers than anywhere else in the world.

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0:00 Introduction
0:30 Michael Buckner
0:43 Dracaena draco dragon tree
0:50 Agave victoriaereginae 5 years ago
2:42 Aloe cameronii
5:06 Furcraeas
5:11 Kalanchoe beharensis
5:45 Euphorbia trigona
6:05 Parodia magnifica
6:16 Allauadia procera
6:34 Portulacaria afra, variegated
6:58 Agave potatorum verschaffeltii
7:13 Seven years ago newly planted
7:21 Barrel cacti, Yucca rostrata
7:32 Pumice
8:05 Dasylirion wheeleri
8:12 Brachychiton rupestris
8:46 Dracaena marginata
9:48 Succulents Simplified Debra Lee Baldwin